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EVENING nUU.ETIN, HONOLULU,' T. II., WKDNESDAY, DCC. 22, '09
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L. B. KERR & CO.. LTD
Santa Claus
Will deliver Roods on Christmas
morning, so Ret ready to' receive
him.
i
Santa Claus
Makes merry every evening, danc
ing and having his quintet boys play
and sing. Come and join in.
ALAKBA STREET
For Christmas
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CHRISTMAS GIFT HINT
' Why not Rive something that Is always useful as well as orna
mental t Jet and .Shell Barrcttcs, Jet and Shell Side and Back Combs,
Feather Boas, Fin Seal, Jet and Beaded Hand Bags and Furscs, Bands,
Hat Fins, Hair Fins, Collarettes, Belts, all designed for the coming
spring season. No two alike.
Handkerchiefs
The finest line of Initialed Linen,
Hemstitched Tlincn, Hemstitched
Cambric and Cotton Handkerchiefs
in the city. Examine them.
Hosiery
One of the most pleasing things
you can give as a present would be
i nice pair of Hose, and wc carry the
best.
DAMASK
Don't you think that the ta: would look nicer and wouldn't you
feel better if the napkins and table c'oths were new for Christmas?
SUSPENDERS
Amongst our numerous articles wc have on display are n lot of
Suspenders in Koliclay boxes which wc have reduced in price.
What better re
membrance can
you give your
friends than a pair
of
WALKOVER of SOROSIS SHOES?
You not only offer them many days cf comfort and satisfaction,
but also teach them that instead of being a necessary evil some shoes
urc scurccs of pleasure and contentment. And every morning in their
nftcr life, when they put on their
WALKOVER or' SOROSIS SHOES
they will think kindly of you
and wish thai others arc en
joying an equal benefit.
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SENSIBLE GIFTS FOR
MEN
The largest line of these arc to be found at our store.
How aout a nice two or three piece suit made of the finest materials
and nothing but the best workmansshtp in the make-up t
Or what's the matter with a paii of Solid Gold Cuff Links, Stick
Fin or Front Stud Sets?
Umbrellas
$3.50, $4.00
$4.50, $5 00
yff
The largest line and most com
plete assortment in the City of Ho
nolulu, in all grades, for both ladies
and gents.
Hats
Everything you wish in nil grades
and shades pf Felt, Strnw and the
ever-popular Panama. These are
excellent gifts.
DOMESTIC
How about putting a new cever cr quilt, blankets, sheets or pillow
slips on the beds for Christmas? We hnvc the best.
ROMPERS
Wc have iust received a most beautiful line of childicn's lompcis.
and will have them ready at once. ,
SANTA'S LAST CALL FOR THE TOYS
This is the last call on .the tqys
before Xmas, so you had better
hurry.
TOR THE GIRLS
Dolls of all sizes, materials and all prices. Tea Sets, Fans, Christ
mas Bells, Cook Stoves. Wheel Chimes. Fussy Cats. Baa bheep, "Billy
Fcssums." Push Toys, Dolls in Doll Cribs. Dolls in Push Carts, and. etc.
FOR THE BOTS
Whistles. Horns, Steam Engine? Yachts, Schooners Footballs. Can
Pistols, Air Guns Fop Guns, Swords.-fiurwiie BGoxcs, Games. Blocks,
Masks, "Ir.sh Mails," "Steel Racers "'and etc.
Err7 CCo uurchase entitles ou
to one vote in the Santa Claus con
test, w
TIME TO STOP
BOOSTINGJALARIES
McClellan Says Money
Is From People
Pocket
"Tills money Hint wo so paiiHy'wilu
nwuv In tliu boosting (it Hiilnilus Is,
wiuiiK fioni tliu tnx.i)i'ix "r Hil1
county. It till uiiiivh from tliu pocki U
of tliu people, mill 1 for one "III tip
pmo tliu propueltlvi to Incioisi nny
inoio biiIuiIob." wim Urn Ih'.iIl'iI- com
ment ofteieil uy tSupcrvleor Mt-Ckllnn
ill llio meotliib' of lliu hoard lioiil li.;t
nllJhl.
McClollim whh wnrnil) bccomU'il !
Miior Kern, who ulmi took a nit nt
tliu icHolntlon to ritlxu tlio r.innthlr
Htlliuiiil of Clerk Uiliue from $G() to $".,
pur month, tliu wiikch of Zuiucltiiiu, n.t
other clerk, (mm $75 to $85 u month,
tliu wiiKu of John AnduiHon from Jluu
to $110 u mouth nnil (it lloiul Super
vlnor TrnvlH at Bn, to $M0 jiu
nioiilli. The rotioliitlon vmis finally
adopted, nflcr much wnuiKlliiK,
Tlio piopoxlllnn wu lutrodurH In i
iciit fiom Ih ii C'oniiultleu on KojiIx
mid llrlilKeu tlirniiKh Supervisor Qulim
1'iiirtlcnlly every nicmhcr of tlio llinrd
took a fllhK ut tliu niuiiHiiru. Tim nut
Jorlty ruvored tlio tottliiK down n( the
Imih mid heaping n Utile niiiru of tliu
community finiitiroH Into tliu puy en
elopt'H ot tliu county mid rlt em-
plO)COB.
McClellun w.ik clearly opposed tJ
tile KiiiuliliiK inethoilH wlildi tlirc.it
ened If tliu prcDcnt policy of Milnry
liooHtlns; wtt periiUted In by llio tlty
fiilhera. Ho Imlluved that tbr tlniti
had in lived when tliu piiictieo nho'ild
bu dlKcoiitlniieil,
KoKiiu In t til n Instnnco fomook the
Qulim tinilard iinulllliiRly ulien It
ciinio to mipportliiK QiiIiiii'h ivMilntlon
ti lalxu thu Haliuk'H of coitJi.l uii lie
).,n tment officials, Aftui lir.uhri tin
lApliinntlon from liU cuIuhkiic, J ogim
biiMiuu convinced Hint In thu puHout
into tliu liicieiisit was iiioillcd uut vol
Cd nSconllliRly,
JIttor l'em ilrctureil that tliu In
nento of Biilurj bhould bu presented
bufoiu tlio Mount ineiiiboiu In tlio icb
ulnr way nnd that It hIioiiIi) emituule
I linn thu load supervisor of t lint dis
trict. Ilia honor contended that ex
ponses should bu held down mid did
not uollevo In iuIMiik Iho WjiRt'B of
ri'itntn emplnjeos In one district vvhllo
Iho HihiloH (if cqunllr fnlthfiil spiv
miilned untouched.
Cjiilnn sot forth u few shafts of sar
casm In his caiiBtlc referencu to cor
tuln road supervlsorb now In thu em
ploy ot thu city nndcounty. (Jiiliin
contended that thcru wcro road supei
visors mid road suporvUors mid that
fomc of thusu now dipping into tlio
county money suck would bu nil ex
pensive. Investment nt nny price. On
thu other hand hu could cite suvei il
Instances wlieiu a roud supervisor
would bu n cheap man nt $200 n month
let nlono thu pajiuent of but $140 as
ho recommended In tlio caje of John
Trnvls, the county official for Kwu dis
trict. Qiilnn Is bulloved to hnvo had I'nolc,
tlm road supervisor now under lnvc.nl
Kiitlmi, In mind when hu discussed with
feeling tlio capabilities of various lond
ofltclnls. k
With tho pivsout epidemic of salary
boostlni; now becoming firmly ronlcd
In county legislative halls,. It Is said
there Is n strong possibility that with
the big fat balance now In tho hands
of thu county trcusuior other members
of tho Hoard may bu tempted to lend
financial encouragement to tho moiitU
ly wngo of deserving friend nnd
henchmen. ,
SPARE THOSE TREES
SaYSJW HORNE
I'rofessor Terluy I., Ilorno, presi
dent of Kiiiurhnniehn schools, hns n
lurgu sized coniplnlnt Jo lodge ngiilnsl
llio forcu of men sent out by tho mid
department In Unit part of thu city,
who string wires and pet form other
vjnrk on thu city pollco and flro alarm
lines.
Thu road gang appears to liuvo wad
ed mightily lnt() tho trees mid shrub
bery on tho Kamuhameha pi dulses
and by tho sturdy but alleged misdi
rected application of their llttlo hatch
ets they havo wrought much havoo
with thu scenic splendor of (ho usually
well kept school grounds,
It Is claimed that the road eiuploves
have been cutting and slashing the
tiees with a recklessness bo in ot a
disposition to ci onto utter annihila
tion. A ii utest h,ns been died with
Mil) or Tern nnd I'rolessor Hornu v
bu notltieiMhiit tho City nnd County
roud dupui fnient will call off their iiicu
from their Invasion of tho school IiiiuIf
and leavo the matter of trimming tiees
ami oilier nlteiatluu of the landscape
to thu school olllclals.
"While wu were on our honeymoon
I nwus spoke French to piy husband
so thnt no one alinithl imderstand iii."
"8(i win wenl In l'inn", illil smifv-'
tiniH ill iinotnci-pail of the county 10 I'ltegeudo lllnttor,
COMMERCE CHAMBERS
WILL DELAY JAUNT
BODIES OF BUSINESSMEN. IN
CLUDING CONTINGENT FKOM
HONOLULU. WILL POSTFONE
TBIF TO ORIENT TILL FALL.
'Call. Thu chamber of eoniniorcn.1
reculved cslcida a cablegram fiom
A. P. Wilder, American consul general
at Shanghai, advising thu local body
that thu Chinese associated 'chambers I
suggest the postniienicut of thu pn-
posed tilp to thu nilent of tho asso-
elated chambcrt, of the Pacific coast
until thu autumn of l'.M0, In order that
tho vlsltois may taku advantage ot
tliu' best climatic conditions, and also
attend thu exposition at Nanking.
Tho Han Kranclvcn chamber Inline
dlaluly cabled u toply asking for sug
gestion of a sailing dntu during next
August, in order that thu visiting
pally may arrive In September and
tpend tho following four months visit
ing (hu dlfTeicnt points lu China from
which thu Invitation was lecelved.
Ariuiigcments had previously been
madu to snll from hero on thu Man
churia February 10, 1910, and wend
had been forwarded to Consul Wilder
advising to this ufftct, which resulted
lu tho cnblogram lecelved OMtvnlay,
Thu cities rcpicscutcd In thu asso
ciation nru: Seattle, Spokano, Port
land, Taconiu, Uis Angeles, San
Diego, Oakland, Sail l'lauclcco and
Honolulu. At a recent meetjug It was
d elded Unit three members from each
clt), aecnmp oiled by their wives
should make the trip, making lu all
a total of 54 In the party.
The Invitation to mal'u tho trip was
received liibt .Match from thu Cham
heis of commcuo of Shanghai. Amoy,
I'ueli.iii, Nanking, Canton anil Wu
chaw.
INTEREST IN PIANO GAME
Much interest Is manifest In tho
weekly I eduction being mado on tho
Stair Piano dlsplucd In the Thacr
Piano Store window. - This plnnn I)
being weekly i educed In price $S.
Tho reduction began on October 1st.
The 88 no'.o Cecllllan I'lavcr sold at
this popular piano store would mako
u line Cl.rlstmas present for nny
htimc.
AT 8T. ANDREWS.
Thu Christmas truu und festivities
ot the St. Andrew's Sunday school will
bo Thursday night, December 23, at 7 j
o'clock, In tho Davles Memornl Hull.
The children und .voting people are
asked to bring toys and presents ut
this tlmo which wll Inter bo sent to
t lie Kakaakuo Mission.
Purents wilt please nolo that thu
presents are to Ixi brought by the pu
pils on Thursday night, Instead of thu
following Sunday, us first announced.
Ilrltlsher You Americans Joku
about subjects in which theiu Is verj
lltto humor, llubbllo The subjects
of King Dlward, th, old boy? Boston
Truuscrlpt.t
Novelties for Christmas
We offer a stock of Elegant Fancy Boxes for
Palm Candies
. Others filled with Delicious Candy and
Gunther's Fruit Glace
N Also, Superior Pastry for Christmas
German Honey Cake, Peppernuts, Matzepan, Pies and Cakes,
Tree Ornaments, Tinsel, Bon-Bons from Paris
One Vote in DOLL CONTEST given with every 25 cent. Candy
and Cake purchase.
PALM CAFE,
Hotel, near Union Street
Phone 311
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I GUARANTEED VFLm BA ilr
Fowl and Drugs JHjjL AH J
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Ui SERIAL NO. 6768-A. MI M 111
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Wl S&$0 liiBswX Momt RmllaMlm
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St. Louis
"BOHEMIAN"
Bottled Beer
Full matured and GUARANTEED. None o Wholesome, Rich in Body,
Delicious in Flavor. Brewed of the finest Hops and Malt, and bottled only at
the brewery in St. Louis. Ammrlomn Brmwmry, St. Louis, U.S.A.
Order From W. C. PEACOCK & CO., Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii.
att JM Only mt Brwwmry St.
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